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Santa Sangre

  • 19891989
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 2h 3m
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7.5/10
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Santa Sangre (1989)
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A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes ... Read allA former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless mother - the leader of a strange religious cult - and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name as he becomes "her arms".
IMDb RATING
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21K
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  • Director
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky(original story by)
    • Roberto Leoni(adapted for the screen by)
    • Claudio Argento(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Axel Jodorowsky
    • Blanca Guerra
    • Guy Stockwell
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  • Director
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky
  • Writers
    • Alejandro Jodorowsky(original story by)
    • Roberto Leoni(adapted for the screen by)
    • Claudio Argento(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Axel Jodorowsky
    • Blanca Guerra
    • Guy Stockwell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations

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    Axel Jodorowsky
    Axel Jodorowsky
    • Fenixas Fenix
    Blanca Guerra
    Blanca Guerra
    • Conchaas Concha
    Guy Stockwell
    Guy Stockwell
    • Orgoas Orgo
    Thelma Tixou
    Thelma Tixou
    • The Tattooed Womanas The Tattooed Woman
    Sabrina Dennison
    Sabrina Dennison
    • Almaas Alma
    Adan Jodorowsky
    Adan Jodorowsky
    • Young Fenixas Young Fenix
    Faviola Elenka Tapia
    Faviola Elenka Tapia
    • Young Almaas Young Alma
    Teo Jodorowsky
    • Pimpas Pimp
    Mary Aranza
    • Fat Prostituteas Fat Prostitute
    • (as Ma. De Jesus Aranzabal)
    Jesús Juárez
    • Aladinas Aladin
    • (as Jesus Juarez)
    Sergio Bustamante
    Sergio Bustamante
    • Monsignoras Monsignor
    Gloriella
    • Rubias Rubi
    • (as Gloria Contreras)
    S. Rodriguez
    • The Saintas The Saint
    Zonia Rangel Mora
    • Trinias Trini
    Joaquín García Vargas
    • Box-Office Attendantas Box-Office Attendant
    • (as Borolas)
    Teo Tapia
    • Business Manas Business Man
    Edgar E. Jiménez Nava
    • Monsignor's Chauffeuras Monsignor's Chauffeur
    • (as Edgar E. Jimenez Nava)
    Jacobo Lieberman
    Jacobo Lieberman
    • Monsignor's Secretaryas Monsignor's Secretary
    • Director
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky
    • Writers
      • Alejandro Jodorowsky(original story by) (screenplay by)
      • Roberto Leoni(adapted for the screen by) (screenplay by)
      • Claudio Argento(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Alejandro Jodorowsky's sons Adan Jodorowsky & Axel Jodorowsky both play the part of Fenix at different ages.
    • Goofs
      When the elephant is dying, all the close-ups of its trunk bleeding show the trunk to be clean. All the long shots of the elephant show it's trunk covered in blood.
    • Quotes

      Concha: [to Fenix] You can't atone for your sins with nightmares.

    • Crazy credits
      [over the final freeze-frame] I stretch out my hands to thee: my soul thirsts for thee like a parched land ... Teach me the way I should go, for to thee I lift up my soul. - Psalms 143.6, 8
    • Alternate versions
      The US has two versions available on video: the R-rated version, which runs about 120 minutes, and the NC-17 version, which is about 123 minutes (the one released uncut in Britain and other European countries). The differences between the two are hardly noticeable except for two scenes - the first scene being the dismemberment of the mother. In the NC-17 version, there are extra cuts of blood and gore spraying on the walls, and then we also see a few extra shots of blood spurting out of the father's neck shortly after he commits suicide (we see this from behind; a startlingly un-explicit shot to be considered NC-17 material). The other scene is even more noticeable. The death of the prostitute is much more explicit in the NC-17 version: we see many shots of her being graphically stabbed in the back and chest with loads of blood literally dumping out of her wounds. Then, we briefly see the knife stab through the back of her neck and poke out the front - all in one explicit shot. Practically the entire scene is missing in the R-rated version.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Short Time/Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!/Wild Orchid/Without You I'm Nothing/Santa Sangre (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Caballo negro
      Composed by Dámaso Pérez Prado

    User reviews113

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    Top review
    9/10
    You will remember this movie!
    I saw the U.S. premiere of this movie at the DC FilmFest. I was intrigued by the thought of a man who makes movies once every 15 years.

    Well, I'll tell you. The people sitting next to me left 10 - 15 minutes into the movie. If you can get through the first 30 minutes, it is worthwhile.

    Of course, I am into very surrealistic movies and ones that address the question of what is real and what is not.

    After seeing it, the visuals have stayed with me over the years. A powerful movie for the adventurous.
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    • lunarmm
    • Feb 24, 2000

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • Italy
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Holy Blood
    • Filming locations
      • Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Productora Fílmica Real
      • Produzioni Intersound
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    • Budget
      • $787,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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